These photos were taken on 4 Jan 1999 as USS
PAMPANITO left pier 45 San Francisco and crossed the bay to Bay Ship and
Yacht in Alemeda, CA. There she received her third regular maintenance
drydocking for hull preservation work since becoming a museum ship in 1981.
Pampanito returned to her pier 45 home on Thu 28 Jan and reopened to the
public on Feb 1, 1999. She is scheduled to go to drydock again in late 2005, or early 2006.

Sheedy Co. provided the shoreside crane used to remove PAMPANITO's offshore
moorings. She was pushed by Sea River Co. tractor tug MARE ISLAND with
the tug SEA EAGLE assisting during unmooring.

Unhooking her moorings.Photograph supplied courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle. Our thanks
to the Chronicle and its photographer Brant Ward.

Passing the city.Photograph supplied courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle. Photo
by Brant Ward.

Under the Bay Bridge.Photograph supplied courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle. Photo
by Brant Ward.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 28 January 1999
PUBLIC INFO: (415) 775-1943

WORLD WAR II SUBMARINE USS PAMPANITO RETURNS TO SAN FRANCISCO'S PIER 45

Beautifully Restored Vessel Reopens to Public After $250,000

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) -- The Maritime Park Association (formerly the National
Maritime Museum Association) proudly announces the return of the restored
World War II submarine USS Pampanito to San Francisco's Pier 45 after extensive
dry dock work at Alameda's Bay Ship & Yacht Co. The submarine will
reopen to the public on February 1, 1999. Visiting hours are 9:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. every day including holidays; 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Fridays
and Saturdays. Admission includes a 25-minute audio tour and is $7 for
adults, $4 for children (6-12) and seniors, and free for children under
six years old. Public information is available by calling (415) 775-1943.

Pampanito was towed to Bay Ship & Yacht Co. dry dock on January
4, 1999. Towing services were generously donated by SeaRiver Maritime,
Inc. While in dry dock, the submarine's underwater hull was inspected,
cleaned and painted, and all thirty-eight zincs ("sacrificial" nodes to
protect against electrolysis) were replaced. Additionally, Bay Ship &
Yacht Co. donated their services to paint the boat's superstructure. At
a cost of $250,000, this dry- docking is the most extensive overall refurbishment
of the submarine since its original restoration.

Pampanito Ship's Manager Richard Clark oversaw the dry dock work. "Ideally,
the zincs on the submarine should be replaced every couple of years, so
we're devising a way for divers to replace them in the future," said Clark.
"The work we're doing is part of our commitment to preserving Pampanito
for the next 100 years, keeping our history alive for our children's children."

Visitors to the spruced-up Pampanito and Pier 45 will also enjoy the
freshly cleaned and painted pier, as well as the Pampanito Store, which
opened recently and features a wide variety of books about submarine and
World War II history in addition to Pampanito keepsakes. The submarine's
audio tour offers an insider's look at life aboard a submarine. The audio
tour is slated for technical upgrading this year and additional audio tour
topics are being developed for future installation.

Considered one of the finest examples of maritime preservation in the
nation, USS Pampanito welcomes more than 200,000 visitors each year. Overnight
educational programs serve scout troops and other groups an average of
220 nights every year. Pampanito is managed by the nonprofit Maritime Park
Association, dedicated to maritime preservation and education, which acquired
the submarine in 1976, undertook its restoration, and opened it to the
public in 1982. Proceeds from ticket sales and programs support the Maritime
Park Association and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Further
information about the Maritime Park Association and the USS Pampanito is
available on the Association web site at http://www.maritime.org